<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine</title><link>http://grisham.newsvine.com/</link><description></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:59:59 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 23:43:47 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Atheist Richard Dawkins: 'Who the Hell Do These Muslims Think They Are?'</title>
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This weekend, noted atheist and best-selling author, Richard Dawkins, took to Twitter to express outrage over reports of attempted gender segregation at a University College London debate on Saturday.The debate, entitled &ldquo;Islam or Atheism: What Makes More Sense?,&rdquo; o&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Grisham]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Grisham]]></source><link>http://grisham.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/11/17270451-atheist-richard-dawkins-who-the-hell-do-these-muslims-think-they-are</link><guid>http://grisham.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/11/17270451-atheist-richard-dawkins-who-the-hell-do-these-muslims-think-they-are</guid><category>religion</category><pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:59:57 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Michigan Atheist Group Triumphs in Religious Discrimination Case </title>
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A Michigan atheist group has announced that, in a case that saw the group sue a country club on religious discrimination grounds, a settlement has been reached, therein appearing to break new ground in protecting the freedom not to hold a religious faith.&ldquo;We&rsquo;re very&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Grisham]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Grisham]]></source><link>http://grisham.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/04/17181371-michigan-atheist-group-triumphs-in-religious-discrimination-case</link><guid>http://grisham.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/04/17181371-michigan-atheist-group-triumphs-in-religious-discrimination-case</guid><category>religion</category><pubDate>Mon, 4 Mar 2013 17:05:08 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=Grisham3FAFDD1E-E657-F3F8-F0DC-05F572B98012.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="248" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=Grisham3FAFDD1E-E657-F3F8-F0DC-05F572B98012.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="75" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>1 in 7 Fortune 500 Companies Funded Homophobic Boy Scouts</title>
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Last July, the Boy Scouts of America  announced that it was reaffirming its policy of excluding &ldquo;open and avowed homosexuals&rdquo; from serving as Boy Scouts and troop leaders. Significant public outcry and organizing followed, and earlier this year, the Scouts&rsquo; ex&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Grisham]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Grisham]]></source><link>http://grisham.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/04/17181320-1-in-7-fortune-500-companies-funded-homophobic-boy-scouts</link><guid>http://grisham.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/04/17181320-1-in-7-fortune-500-companies-funded-homophobic-boy-scouts</guid><category>religion</category><pubDate>Mon, 4 Mar 2013 16:59:56 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=GrishamC392CC9D-4BA7-6DAA-07C3-5F2900022B6C.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=GrishamC392CC9D-4BA7-6DAA-07C3-5F2900022B6C.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>No scientific basis for prohibiting same-sex marriage, key associations argue</title>
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There is no valid scientific basis for denying same-sex couples the right to legal marriage, or to deprive them of considerable benefits of the institution, according to legal briefs filed with the U.S. Supreme Court by the American Psychological Association and other leading m&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Grisham]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Grisham]]></source><link>http://grisham.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/03/17169107-no-scientific-basis-for-prohibiting-same-sex-marriage-key-associations-argue</link><guid>http://grisham.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/03/17169107-no-scientific-basis-for-prohibiting-same-sex-marriage-key-associations-argue</guid><category>science</category><pubDate>Sun, 3 Mar 2013 18:22:05 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>U.N. told atheists face discrimination around globe</title>
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Atheists, humanists and freethinkers face widespread discrimination around the world with expression of their views criminalized and subject in some countries to capital punishment, the United Nations was told on Monday. In a document for consideration by the world body's Human&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Grisham]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Grisham]]></source><link>http://grisham.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/26/17102806-un-told-atheists-face-discrimination-around-globe</link><guid>http://grisham.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/26/17102806-un-told-atheists-face-discrimination-around-globe</guid><category>religion</category><pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:12:29 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=Grisham48226AE4-7810-D890-F087-EBF8495D3ADF.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="272" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=Grisham48226AE4-7810-D890-F087-EBF8495D3ADF.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Christians REALLY get crucified. Happy Easter.</title>
<description><![CDATA[Before watching, know that there are some pretty graphic scenes, where people actually allow themselves to be nailed to a cross.
However, it's a documentary (part of one) and it's well worth the watch, since it lays out how credible the gospels are, where they came from and so fo&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Grisham]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Grisham]]></source><link>http://grisham.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/23/17068814-christians-really-get-crucified-happy-easter</link><guid>http://grisham.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/23/17068814-christians-really-get-crucified-happy-easter</guid><category>religion</category><pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2013 17:47:32 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content medium="video" url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BsSq5F_dfU" ><media:thumbnail url="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/8BsSq5F_dfU/default.jpg" /><media:description type="plain">Crazy Christians REALLY get crucified. Happy Easter. 
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<description><![CDATA[
Jake had recently invested in a new printer to take the next step in his new business. But seemingly this deal was going bad. He had sent the money, but no printer was coming. Everything appeared like he was a victim of fraud. Jake was bitter. He was angry. He was withdrawn.
&&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Grisham]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Grisham]]></source><link>http://grisham.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/23/17064057-we-finally-have-proof-of-gods-existence</link><guid>http://grisham.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/23/17064057-we-finally-have-proof-of-gods-existence</guid><category>religion</category><pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2013 06:44:33 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=Grisham8AC6B897-D427-F5CE-F83B-56FF9877A59E.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="175" width="175" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=Grisham8AC6B897-D427-F5CE-F83B-56FF9877A59E.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Four killed in Bangladesh clashes over 'atheist bloggers'</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Bangladesh police fired live rounds on Friday in fierce clashes with Islamists demanding the execution of bloggers they accuse of blasphemy, killing at least four people and injuring about 200.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Grisham]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Grisham]]></source><link>http://grisham.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/22/17056537-four-killed-in-bangladesh-clashes-over-atheist-bloggers</link><guid>http://grisham.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/22/17056537-four-killed-in-bangladesh-clashes-over-atheist-bloggers</guid><category>religion</category><pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:14:56 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=GrishamEEB4C9C9-36A1-C4A3-349A-3EDBA3B9EC38.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=GrishamEEB4C9C9-36A1-C4A3-349A-3EDBA3B9EC38.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>North Dakota &amp;#8216;Personhood&amp;#8217; Bill Targets Roe v. Wade</title>
<description><![CDATA[
North Dakota&rsquo;s war against women gets worse every day.Earlier this month, the Republican-dominated state senate passed a &ldquo;personhood&rdquo; bill giving legal rights to human embryos, all but outlawing abortion in most cases. If Gov. Jack Dalrymple signs the bill, No&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Grisham]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Grisham]]></source><link>http://grisham.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/21/17043484-north-dakota-personhood-bill-targets-roe-v-wade</link><guid>http://grisham.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/21/17043484-north-dakota-personhood-bill-targets-roe-v-wade</guid><category>politics</category><pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:15:09 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>New Study: Religion Helps Criminals Justify Their Crimes</title>
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A new study by Georgia State University criminal justice professor Volkan Topalli says that &mdash; wait for it &mdash; religion may not actually help criminals.In fact, they just use Jesus to justify the shit they already do&hellip; Making them no different, really, from all o&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Grisham]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Grisham]]></source><link>http://grisham.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/20/17031743-new-study-religion-helps-criminals-justify-their-crimes</link><guid>http://grisham.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/20/17031743-new-study-religion-helps-criminals-justify-their-crimes</guid><category>religion</category><pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:13:51 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=Grisham269A67F4-95F6-D3E6-6A8C-48BA127432D3.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="500" width="334" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=Grisham269A67F4-95F6-D3E6-6A8C-48BA127432D3.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Religion Makes Sense</title>
<description><![CDATA[Richard Dawkins recently made a series of tweets that ended in 'makes sense'. Here are a few of them.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Grisham]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Grisham]]></source><link>http://grisham.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/19/17017178-religion-makes-sense</link><guid>http://grisham.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/19/17017178-religion-makes-sense</guid><category>religion</category><pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:21:57 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=Grisham19C7299A-5FB5-DD28-E2B5-93C293590D29.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="486" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=Grisham19C7299A-5FB5-DD28-E2B5-93C293590D29.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="146" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Atheist-agnostic groups rapidly multiplying on American college campuses</title>
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Secular groups on college campuses are proliferating. The Ohio-based Secular Student Alliance, which a USA Today writer once called a &ldquo;Godless Campus Crusade for Christ,&rdquo; incorporated as a nonprofit in 2001. By 2007, 80 campus groups had affiliated with them, 100 by&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Grisham]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Grisham]]></source><link>http://grisham.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/17/16995088-atheist-agnostic-groups-rapidly-multiplying-on-american-college-campuses</link><guid>http://grisham.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/17/16995088-atheist-agnostic-groups-rapidly-multiplying-on-american-college-campuses</guid><category>religion</category><pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2013 19:09:01 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=GrishamAC35E7C2-857A-807E-872E-E5CC2B1D29F0.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="115" width="115" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=GrishamAC35E7C2-857A-807E-872E-E5CC2B1D29F0.jpg&amp;width=120" width="115" height="115" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>One Year Since the Passing of my Father</title>
<description><![CDATA[
It's been one year since my dad passed away on February 16th. Below is the eulogy I said at his funeral.
My dad meant the world to me.
The two traits that I think defined my dad were his stoicism and steadiness. My dad never rushed or dawdled on anything. If you were to call him&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Grisham]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Grisham]]></source><link>http://grisham.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/15/16978430-one-year-since-the-passing-of-my-father</link><guid>http://grisham.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/15/16978430-one-year-since-the-passing-of-my-father</guid><category>not-news</category><pubDate>Sat, 16 Feb 2013 01:08:11 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=Grisham6027C994-CDED-680E-2E39-61FA19AEC9CB.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="283" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=Grisham6027C994-CDED-680E-2E39-61FA19AEC9CB.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Me and dad&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=Grisham8ECF5DA7-ED9F-F9D6-1050-68CC5E93E8CE.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="327" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=Grisham8ECF5DA7-ED9F-F9D6-1050-68CC5E93E8CE.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="98" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Left to right - mom, me, dad and my sister&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=Grisham15177E5F-DBF2-7F8A-B8AF-8B2CE277CC06.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="591" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=Grisham15177E5F-DBF2-7F8A-B8AF-8B2CE277CC06.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="177" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Mom and dad on their 25th anniversary.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Illinois Senate approves gay marriage </title>
<description><![CDATA[
The Democratic-led Senate delivered a Valentine&rsquo;s Day victory to gay and lesbian couples today, passing legislation for the first time that would allow same-sex marriage in Illinois.The gay marriage measure now goes to the House, where the fight is expected to be tougher.&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Grisham]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Grisham]]></source><link>http://grisham.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/15/16975093-illinois-senate-approves-gay-marriage</link><guid>http://grisham.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/15/16975093-illinois-senate-approves-gay-marriage</guid><category>religion</category><pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 16:14:08 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=GrishamFC46CEEB-D62F-5673-EABF-A2F02C738FD7.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="266" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=GrishamFC46CEEB-D62F-5673-EABF-A2F02C738FD7.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>An atheist guide to love </title>
<description><![CDATA[
Growing up as an evangelical Christian, I was taught that atheists are selfish individuals incapable of truly loving others. When, as a young adult, I felt myself losing my grasp on my faith, I was afraid. I worried that without a divine purpose in my life, and without a biblic&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Grisham]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Grisham]]></source><link>http://grisham.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/14/16962476-an-atheist-guide-to-love</link><guid>http://grisham.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/14/16962476-an-atheist-guide-to-love</guid><category>religion</category><pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:08:21 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=Grisham510B7952-EEB3-0F5F-EAF5-B46E101771AC.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="61" width="90" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=Grisham510B7952-EEB3-0F5F-EAF5-B46E101771AC.jpg&amp;width=120" width="90" height="61" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>15 Questions Atheists Are Sick Of Answering</title>
<description><![CDATA[It's answered in pictures as well as words, but I like number #14 the best. They pretty much nailed it as far as questions and answers go and it's an entertaining way to answer those questions. Hope you enjoy!]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Grisham]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Grisham]]></source><link>http://grisham.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/13/16949965-15-questions-atheists-are-sick-of-answering</link><guid>http://grisham.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/13/16949965-15-questions-atheists-are-sick-of-answering</guid><category>religion</category><pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:30:20 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=GrishamBB5EC9EA-A92C-D1FC-24CF-2A5538B90EF1.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="236" width="355" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=GrishamBB5EC9EA-A92C-D1FC-24CF-2A5538B90EF1.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Life Explained: Satire</title>
<description><![CDATA[I got this little piece of satire from school today. It put a big smile on my face and I hope it does yours too.
On the first day God created the cow. God said, &ldquo;You must go to the field with the farmer all day long and suffer under the sun, have calves and give milk to sup&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Grisham]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Grisham]]></source><link>http://grisham.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/12/16941306-life-explained-satire</link><guid>http://grisham.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/12/16941306-life-explained-satire</guid><category>religion</category><category>satire</category><pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:11:04 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Rant</title>
<description><![CDATA[I just don&rsquo;t understand the absurd laziness of some people.
Today I got home from school and my partner asked me if she should allow her kids to babysit two kids that belong to one of our best friends. I guess the mother has to work and her boyfriend has the day off. Natura&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Grisham]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Grisham]]></source><link>http://grisham.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/11/16930856-rant</link><guid>http://grisham.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/11/16930856-rant</guid><category>not-news</category><pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 03:42:17 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Christians in Indiana Unite to Create a Prom That Gay Students Can't Attend</title>
<description><![CDATA[
A group of Christian students (and their parents) from Sullivan High School in Sullivan, IN&lrm; don&rsquo;t want to go to their own prom&hellip; because gay students are allowed to attend.So, yesterday, they gathered at First Christian Church to make plans for an alternative p&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Grisham]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Grisham]]></source><link>http://grisham.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/11/16925683-christians-in-indiana-unite-to-create-a-prom-that-gay-students-cant-attend</link><guid>http://grisham.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/11/16925683-christians-in-indiana-unite-to-create-a-prom-that-gay-students-cant-attend</guid><category>religion</category><pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:40:16 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=Grisham913C5ECC-7CA1-492E-9A6C-D689492AAE9C.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="322" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=Grisham913C5ECC-7CA1-492E-9A6C-D689492AAE9C.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="97" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Christianity is not the problem. The Bible is</title>
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With the recent uproar about the vote against female bishops and the Church of England&rsquo;s opposition to gay marriage, it looks as if the Christian Church is in a frightening position. I do not have a problem with the Church of England. I happen to think Christianity, and r&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Grisham]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Grisham]]></source><link>http://grisham.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/10/16920141-christianity-is-not-the-problem-the-bible-is</link><guid>http://grisham.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/10/16920141-christianity-is-not-the-problem-the-bible-is</guid><category>religion</category><pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 01:19:10 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=Grisham02BEABE7-5B97-C30A-111F-F6D3DFFF4D68.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="259" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=Grisham02BEABE7-5B97-C30A-111F-F6D3DFFF4D68.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="78" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>New Guinea woman tortured, burned alive in 'sorcery' case</title>
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A young mother accused of sorcery was stripped naked, doused with petrol and burned alive in front of a crowd including schoolchildren in Papua New Guinea, reports said on Thursday.The woman, named by The National newspaper as Kepari Leniata, 20, was reportedly tortured with a &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Grisham]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Grisham]]></source><link>http://grisham.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/10/16917450-new-guinea-woman-tortured-burned-alive-in-sorcery-case</link><guid>http://grisham.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/10/16917450-new-guinea-woman-tortured-burned-alive-in-sorcery-case</guid><category>religion</category><category>papua-new-guinea</category><category>sorcery</category><pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2013 15:33:41 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=Grisham7F4DF782-9937-C91E-1DB9-270FEAD6AFAE.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=Grisham7F4DF782-9937-C91E-1DB9-270FEAD6AFAE.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title> I was an atheist child, and the Girl Scouts didn't want me</title>
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The news this week from Scoutland brings controversy over a proposed end to the ban on gay Americans. But here&rsquo;s another dirty little secret. The Boy Scouts also officially discriminate against atheists and agnostics. For much of their history, the Girl Scouts did, too, b&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Grisham]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Grisham]]></source><link>http://grisham.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/10/16917418-i-was-an-atheist-child-and-the-girl-scouts-didnt-want-me</link><guid>http://grisham.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/10/16917418-i-was-an-atheist-child-and-the-girl-scouts-didnt-want-me</guid><category>religion</category><pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2013 15:27:54 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=GrishamE3FBDEEB-C4DF-0C53-23B9-0E8CDEE9F2D7.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="150" width="150" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=GrishamE3FBDEEB-C4DF-0C53-23B9-0E8CDEE9F2D7.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>The Big 100</title>
<description><![CDATA[Well, the Religious and Not News Nation&nbsp;was formed just a few days ago, and we just gained our 100th member. I just wanted to thank you guys and gals for joining this fledgling nation and helping it grow. Hopefully we can keep the momentum going. The Perfect Storm that was B&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Grisham]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Grisham]]></source><link>http://grisham.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/09/16914072-the-big-100</link><guid>http://grisham.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/09/16914072-the-big-100</guid><category>not-news</category><pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2013 01:41:31 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=Grisham31624427-22F4-64C1-5744-E16D7C368E43.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=Grisham31624427-22F4-64C1-5744-E16D7C368E43.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Are Atheists The New Campus Crusaders? </title>
<description><![CDATA[
This month at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a select group of students will show their humanitarian spirit by participating in the Bleedin&rsquo; Heathens Blood Drive. On February 12th, they will eat cake to celebrate Darwin Day, and earlier this year, they pe&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Grisham]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Grisham]]></source><link>http://grisham.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/08/16904672-are-atheists-the-new-campus-crusaders</link><guid>http://grisham.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/08/16904672-are-atheists-the-new-campus-crusaders</guid><category>religion</category><category>atheism</category><pubDate>Sat, 9 Feb 2013 02:28:02 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=Grisham37685BC4-4DB5-0FD5-421F-7506E14AD86B.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="270" width="380" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=Grisham37685BC4-4DB5-0FD5-421F-7506E14AD86B.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="86" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Christian Pastor: I'd Rather Experience Chinese Water Torture Than Listen to a Woman Argue With Me</title>
<description><![CDATA[It's an article about a sermon that had some of the worst commentary against women that I've seen for a long time. From the article, here are some of the highlights:]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Grisham]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Grisham]]></source><link>http://grisham.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/08/16904199-christian-pastor-id-rather-experience-chinese-water-torture-than-listen-to-a-woman-argue-with-me</link><guid>http://grisham.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/08/16904199-christian-pastor-id-rather-experience-chinese-water-torture-than-listen-to-a-woman-argue-with-me</guid><category>religion</category><pubDate>Sat, 9 Feb 2013 01:16:46 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>